Dear WORC Partners:
On August 31st, Goodwill of Greater Washington will be assuming many of the functions of Workforce Organizations for Regional Collaboration (WORC). WORC will fuse with Goodwill in an effort to better serve the community by taking advantage of Goodwill's greater resources and assets. In addition to its existing programs, this enhanced relationship will augment Goodwill's role as a leading regional workforce intermediary supporting the construction, janitorial, retail and banking trades.
WORC provides free capacity building programming to over 1,000 workforce development professionals who train and place tens of thousands of people faced with barriers to employment living in the Greater Washington region. In 2007, Goodwill provided comprehensive job training to almost 400 individuals while also facilitating their placement into the local workforce. Last year Goodwill also employed almost 300 people with disabilities or disadvantaging conditions in its diverse business operations.
“The assumption of WORC's mission will amplify Goodwill's support of our community, allowing our organization to significantly increase (directly and indirectly) the number of people of we serve”, said Goodwill's President & CEO Catherine Meloy. The restructure will be finalized on August 31st.
How Will This Affect You?
Q: What will happen to WORC Job Board?
A: The WORC Job Board will now reside under the Goodwill brand and be renamed, Goodwill Workforce Weekly . We are proud to continue to provide this free weekly electronic forum for workforce
collaboration.
Q: Do I have to re-register to receive the Goodwill Workforce Weekly ?
A: No, if you are currently receiving our WORC Job Board, you will begin to receive the Goodwill
Workforce Weekly starting September 1 st . You will not need to re-register to receive our eNewsletter.
Q: What will happen to WORC's Job Referral Service?
A: Unfortunately, we will be discontinuing our Job Referral Service. However, we will continue to post Job
Fairs that are being held in the community.
Q: Will you continue to hold WORC's “Train the Trainer” events?
A: Yes, Goodwill will continue to present free “Train the Trainer” events. Please note that we will be canceling
the rest of our 2008 event calendar. We will be holding our next “Train the Trainer” event in the first
quarter of 2009. Future Goodwill Workforce Weekly eNewsletters will contain updated information.
If you have questions about this restructuring, please feel free to contact me at 703-769-3712 or remick@worconline.org . Thank you for being a valued partner of WORC. We look forward to continuing to serve you as Goodwill of Greater Washington!
Sincerely,
David Remick
Executive Director, WORC
